How Tall is Country Singer Blake Shelton?
Blake Shelton is a prominent figure in the American country music industry. He made his entrance into the music world with his smash hit single “Austin” in 2001 and it was at the Number 1 position for five (5) weeks at the Billboard’s Hottest Country Song chart. This debut album has been platinum certified and after its release, Blake released two more albums that entered the Top 20 at the Billboard – “All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red”. Most of his albums are Gold and Platinum certified. For instance, “The Dreamer” is certified gold and Blake Shelton’s Bar & Grill is certified platinum. Do you want to know more about him? and Blake Shelton Height? then keep reading this blog.
Over the years, Blake Shelton has turned into a country music icon in the United States. For many years he was hailed as one of the best country singers in the States. With millions of albums sold worldwide, Blake also actively participated in conducting musical tours. Let’s take a look at more details about Blake Shelton height and about his life as well.
Personal Details About Blake Shelton and Early Career
Blake Tollison Shelton was born on June 18, 1976 and is currently 44 years of age. He took birth in the city of Ada, Oklahoma, USA. His mother, Dorothy was the owner of a beauty salon and his father, Richard Shelton happened to be a salesman. From a very tender age of 10 or 12, Blake started to develop immense passion towards music. His uncle taught him how to play a guitar and that fascinated young Blake even more. By the age of 15, he started to write his own songs and because of this extraordinary sense of music, he received the Denbo Diamond Award from the state officials.
At the age of 17, he moved out to Nashville in order to independently pursue his music career. In 1997, with the help of Bobby Braddock, he was able to get into a production contract with Sony Music and started working on songs. He was then shifted to Giant Records where he recorded his debut song “Austin”. But, when Giant Record was shut down, Blake signed to Warner Bros. Records. Very soon, his debut single was an instant hit and occupied the peak position at Billboard for more than 5 weeks. It successfully sold more than 1 million copies.
After 2 years in 2003, Blake released his 2nd studio album named as “The Dreamer”. The song “The Baby” peaked at the Number 1 spot for more than 3 weeks at the Top Country Songs Billboard. After that he has released 11 studio albums. Most of them have been a hit both critically and commercially as well. His exquisite vocals, lyrics and music tune helped him to serenade country music lovers all across the country. That is why Blake Shelton is regarded as one of the best in the industry.
Here is a list of the studio albums that Blake Shelton released since 2001 to 2017 –
- Blake Shelton (2001)
- The Dreamer (2003)
- Blake Sheltons Barn and Grill from 2004
- Pure BS (2007)
- Startin Fires in 2008
- Red River Blue from 2011
- Cheers Its Christmas from 2012
- Based on a True Story (2013)
- Bringing Back the Sunshine released in 2014
- If I’m Honest in 2016
- Texoma Shore (2017)
Blake Shelton’s Achievements and Awards
Over the course of a lackluster career that spans for more than 2 decades, Blake has been a huge success in country music. Here is a list of all the achievements that he bagged during his career – 10 Country Music Association Awards, 6 Academy of Country Music Awards, 1 CMT Artist of the Year award, 8 CMT Music Awards. He has been the recipient of 8 American Country Awards, 5 People’s Choice Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 1 Billboard Music Award, and 1 iHeartRadio Music Award as well. But the list does not end there. He has also won 27 BMI awards and 27 ASCAP awards for his contributions in music.
Blake Shelton is also a Grammy nominated singer. He received the nominations for the Best Country Album, the Best Country Solo Performance, and the Best Music Film. With more than 30 million albums sold all over the world, Blake Shelton has 1.5 billion+ streams over online music platforms till date in 2020. He is one of the only five country singers who have achieved the No. 1 status at the Billboard Artist 100 Chart. Shelton made history by winning People’s Choice Awards, becoming the first ever country singer to bag this award.
Blake Shelton Height – Blake Shelton has a well-built physique with good fitness levels. He stands tall at 6 feet and 4 inches in height.
Relationship Status, Net Worth and More About Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton is currently engaged to Gwen Stefani and the couple has been together since 2015. After 5 years of dating each other, they tied the knot on October 27, 2020. The couple judged a TV reality show The Voice together. Her previous spouses were Miranda Lambert and Kaynette Gern. Blake Shelton does not have any children and plans to raise one soon. However, his partner Gwen Stefani has 3 children and all of them are under her custody.
With a very successful career in the music industry and being one of the icons of his field, it goes without saying that Shelton earned a huge amount of money in his career. He has an estimated net worth of $80 million! Yes! Some sources say that his worth may be more than $120 million as well. Blake is also the longest serving judge in the TV “The Voice” which offers him a lucrative contract. He owns his chain of restaurants across the United States and other side businesses helped Blake to fill his own treasury over the course of time.
As we already mentioned before, Blake also participates in music tours and throughout his career he organized several successful ones. Some of them include – Barn and Grill Tour (2005), Hillbilly Bone Tour in 2010, All About Tonight Tour (2011), Well Lit & Amplified Tour (2012), Ten Times Crazier Tour (2013–2015) and Blake Shelton Tour (2016). His recent tour was the Friends and Heroes Tour (2019–2020) that was also a huge hit.
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